Hundreds protest in Manipur demanding NRC implementation, clash with cops

Guwahati: People demanding National Register of Citizens (NRC) in Imphal on Tuesday clashed with police.

The protestors also demanded setting up of Manipur State Population Commission.

Six student organisations, supported by hundreds of women vendors of the “Ima Market” (all women market) and members of the Coordinating Committee on Manipur Integrity (COCOMI) took out a rally towards the Chief Minister’s official bungalow.


Police prevented the protestors from marching towards the bungalow and there were clashes. The students of the six organisations led by Manipur Students’ Federation assembled first in front of the Ima market in Imphal and then they started a rally with the support of many women traders.

Spokesman of six student bodies Salam Upen said that their efforts for protection and preservation of the indigenous people would continue until and unless their demands are met.

An Ima – Thoibi Devi said that if the Manipur government fails to implement the NRC to protect the indigenous people, all 60 legislators of Manipur should resign from the assembly.

According to the agitators, the influx of outsiders from both inside and outside the country, including people from Myanmar, Nepal, and Bangladesh, significantly affected the identity, culture, economy, administration and environment of Manipur.

After the Manipur Assembly had earlier last year adopted a private member resolution to establish a population commission in Manipur, the state cabinet approved the establishment of the Manipur State Population Commission.

However, the required official process is yet to start for the functioning of the commission.